The Society awards several prizes for achievements in and contributions to mathematics:
De Morgan Medal
Pólya Prize
Fröhlich Prize
Shephard Prize
Senior Berwick Prize
Senior Whitehead Prize
Senior Anne Bennett Prize
Naylor Prize and Lectureship in Applied Mathematics
Berwick Prize
Whitehead Prize
Anne Bennett Prize
Hirst Prize and Lectureship for the History of Mathematics
Prize winners
A list of historical prize winners can be found here.
Nominations
Nominations for LMS Prizes open in the autumn of the year preceding the awards. Details will be posted to the LMS homepage.
Note: nominations are automatically considered for two rounds in row.
Procedures, regulations and award frequency
See detailed procedures for the award of LMS Prizes here.
See a summary of each prize, and regulations for individual prizes, here.
The prizes are awarded on various cycles. Prizes awarded for the next five years will be as follows:
|
Name |
Prize/lecture |
Frequency |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
|
De Morgan |
Medal |
Triennial |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Polya |
Prize |
Every 2 years out of 3, when De Morgan Medal is not awarded |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Fröhlich |
Prize |
Biennial (even years) |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Shephard |
Prize |
Biennial (even years) |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Senior Whitehead |
Prize |
Biennial (odd years) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Naylor |
Prize and Lecture |
Biennial (even years; odd from 2007) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Senior Anne Bennett |
Prize and Lecture |
Triennial |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Whitehead |
Prizes |
Annual |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
|
Hirst (awarded jointly with the BSHM) |
Prize and Lecture |
Biennial (odd years) |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Anne Bennett |
Prize |
Every 2 years out of 3, when Senior Anne Bennett Prize is not awarded |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Senior Berwick |
Prize |
Biennial (even years) |
✔ |
✔ |
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|
Berwick |
Prize |
Biennial (odd years) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |